Driving Permits

Dear Sir or Madam,

Reference No: RFI2009000699

Thank you for your request for information dated 07/10/2009 concerning
driving permits.

This request will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject
to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third
party. In some circumstances Thames Valley Police may be unable to achieve
this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised
time-scale at the earliest opportunity.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Thames Valley Police.

Yours sincerely,

Jane Shields

Freedom of Information Administrator

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Dear Sir/Madam

Reference No: RFI2009000699

I write in connection with your request for information dated 07/10/2009
concerning driving permits.

I regret to inform you that Thames valley Police have not been able to
complete its response to your request by the date originally stated.

I now advise you that the amended date for a response is 18/11/2009. I can
assure you that every effort will be made to ensure an appropriate
response will be made within this new timescale.

May I apologise for any inconvenience caused. If you wish to discuss this
delay please contact me.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Thames Valley Police.

Yours sincerely,

Jane Shields

Freedom of Information Administrator

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Dear Sir/Madam

Reference No: RFI2009000699

Thank you for your request for information dated 07/10/2009 which for
clarity, I repeat below:

I wanted to enquire about the driving permits offered by your Force to
Police Officers. The questions I have are:

1) What levels of driving permits are offered?

2) What do each of the driving permits allow the holder to do?

3) What training is required for each of the driving permits and

how are the candidates assessed? How long in length are the courses

for each of the respective driving permits?,

4) Are any of the driving permits offered by your Force, offered in

a modular basis, (i.e. are they offered in modules of 1 week at a

time until the course is complete etc),

5) Which of the permits are available to Special Constables?

6) If any modular courses are offered, are the available to Special

Constables?,

7) How many Special Constables in your Force have driving permits

which allow them to respond (i.e. use blue lights, sirens and

allowed the holder to utilise the relevant exemptions afforded to

them in law with respect of speeding, going through red lights

etc),

I would appreciate any information that is available, in particular

the information that relates to Special Constables.

Your request for information has now been considered. I am not obliged to
supply you with all of the information by virtue of Section 21 of the
Freedom of Information Act- Information Accessible by Other Means.
However, in order to assist you further, I have provided the below web
link to Thames Valley Police Driver Policy which you may find useful with
regards to Questions 1, 2 and 3:

[1]http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/pub-po...

With regards to the length of the training for each classification of
driver:-

Basic- 2 hour assessment

Standard Non-Response- 5 day Driver Training Course

Standard Response- 3 week Driver Training Course

Advanced- A further 4 week Driver Training Course after completing the
Standard Response Course.

Q4) The Driving Courses run by Thames Valley Police are NPIA approved and
competency based; they are not currently run on a separate modular basis.

Q5) Basic and Standard Non-Response is offered to Special Constables

Q6) As previously stated, no modular courses are offered. However, driving
courses are available to any member of staff, if required as part of their
job role and approved by their line and Learning & Development managers.

Q7) None.

Please contact me quoting the above reference number if you would like to
discuss this matter further and may I take this opportunity to thank you
for your interest in Thames Valley Police.

Yours sincerely,

Jane Shields

Freedom of Information Administrator

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References

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1. http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/pub-po...